Emily Shortridge, PhD

Phone: 301.634.9343
Fax: 301.951.5082
E-mail: shortridge-emily@norc.org

Completed Projects (1)

Use of Emergency Departments and Inpatient Care for Conditions Related to Poor Oral Health Care, Lead researcher
Research center: Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Dental health, Health services
This study combines patient-level data from emergency departments and inpatient hospitals from selected states with data on dental HPSA designation, Medicaid dental coverage, and area population characteristics to document the extent to which ED and inpatient settings are used to treat problems related to poor oral health care, the charges for such care, and variations in the use of such services by characteristics of the patient and the area.

Publications (1)

Use of Emergency Departments for Conditions Related to Poor Oral Health Care
Author(s): Emily F. Shortridge, Jonathan R. Moore
Research center: Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis
Topic: Dental health
Date: 08 / 2010
Persistent and worsening shortages of oral health care providers in rural areas, combined with limited acceptance of Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), have left many patients without adequate access to dental care.

Topics Centers Researchers Other Resources Search		Emily Shortridge, PhD Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis Phone: 301.634.9343 Fax: 301.951.5082 E-mail: shortridge-emily@norc.org Completed Projects (1) Use of Emergency Departments and Inpatient Care for Conditions Related to Poor Oral Health Care, Lead researcher Research center: Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) Topics: Dental health, Health services This study combines patient-level data from emergency departments and inpatient hospitals from selected states with data on dental HPSA designation, Medicaid dental coverage, and area population characteristics to document the extent to which ED and inpatient settings are used to treat problems related to poor oral health care, the charges for such care, and variations in the use of such services by characteristics of the patient and the area. Publications (1) Use of Emergency Departments for Conditions Related to Poor Oral Health Care Author(s): Emily F. Shortridge, Jonathan R. Moore Research center: Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis Topic: Dental health Date: 08 / 2010 Persistent and worsening shortages of oral health care providers in rural areas, combined with limited acceptance of Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), have left many patients without adequate access to dental care.